King never met her uncle but she says through all of this she's come to know him like never before.

"He's kind of become my best friend. I've learned so much about him. He was an amazing man it sounds like, very Intelligent, very talented."

Larsen was just 25 years old when he lost his life. He was not married but left behind a fiancé. A casket with his remains are expected to arrive at the Salt Lake City Airport on Thursday and then a graveside service will be held on Friday in Monroe, where his family lives.